The Dillon tribune., 1887-02-11
MONTANA CONDENSED.
From our Territorial Exchanges. and
Other Sources.

Neihart has $50 population.
Missoua has dog poisoner
Hay is $50 per ton ut Phi!ipsburg.
Billings sighs for car load OF servants.
But,ei.es spend their evenings in skating
and coasting.
Dead cattle arc lying ,hicklv all over
Dawson county.
Cattle roam the streets Of Virginia
City unn,olcs,ed.
The Grow Indians are living ON iroze.to.
death beet, straight.
Virsini.. City elected II mayor and boar<!
ot a'dcrmen Monday.
There are five veterans OF the Mexican
war residing in Butte.
The Indian commission was snowbourd
u, Choteau for several days.
%An effort is being made ut Deer Lodge, 10
close the stores ON Sunday.
The works at Anaconda consume two
hundred tons Of coal per day.
Great Falls is to have railroad next
year, according 10 the Tribune.
Reports from all over the territory state
the losses Of cattle to be fearful.
Maguire's opera house, at Missoula, was
wrecked by the wind last week.
1t is understood that Patrick Talent has
been appointed postmaster at Butte.
The Anaconda schools resumed business
Monday, after six weeks vacation.
The population Of Montana is estimated
bv Peter Koch, OF Bozenan at lo5,,os
David !. Waters, a pioneer Of Montana,
was found dead in his cabin at Pony last
week.
The annex TO the International hotel, at
Helena. burned last week. Loss, about
$4,000
Engineer Frank Jones, OF Missoula was
Instantly killed in an accident at Garrison
last week.
\ carload ofemigrants at Garrison were
80 hours without food during the storm
| last week.
Died-ln Butte, February 9th, Lizzie,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. F. Dollar
aged one year.
Ira Gilbert was instantly killed at Butte.
Tuesday morning, BY several tons Of salt
| falling ON him.
The total insurance held by companies
! on property in the recent Helena fire
amount to $l9.sn.
| The long lost Chotcau coach arrived al
Sun River finally. Ben Steele, the pas.
scnger, had an ear frozen.
There are residing in Butte relatives Of
Miss Nina Van Zandt, tho proxy tride OF
Spies, the condemned anarchist.
Hon. Frank l.. Wordcn, ex.member OF
the territorial legislature, died ut his home
in Missoula. the first Of the week.
The Helena Stock 1o~raM saws the
present system OF branding cattle damages
$':,ooo,ooo worth Of hides every year.
Impressive services were held in Helena
! evening in memory Of Father Upchurch,
the deceased founder Of the A. q. u. w.
At Butte, James A. Murray was held in
! the sum Of 1000 till tho next meeting Of
the supreme court to answer for contempt
The mail is carried on snow shoes from
Mammoth llo: Springs to Cooke City as
1t Is impossible TO get horscflcsh over the
road.
Between loo and $50 members Of the
Grand Army are expected to participate in
the reunion to take place in Butte on the
I'D inst.
The thermometer registered 10 below
! zero at Benton, last week. Fuel and pro
visions are scarce and the people are low
spirited.
The Senate has finally inserted in the
sundry civil bill provision Of $4,000 for
the survey o. the Northern Pacific lands
in Montana.
Last week. at Butte, Miss Sophie Kecle.
was married TO Chris Hart, who was on his
death bed. lie died the next day after the
| ccrmony was performed
On account Of the crowded condition Of
the Anaconda schools, the trustees have
decided, according to the provisions Of
sections 1913 Of the school law, to exclude
from school children under yca,s Of age
until farther notice
Mrs. VIM. Owslcy dici at her home il,